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Pros:

Uses organic ingredients

Cons:

Insufficient meat products, low quality grain, meat "derivatives"

We appreciate the use of organic ingredients in this food, but while organic is all very nice, dog food should be based on meat – not grains, organic or otherwise. There is a very low amount of meat product in this food.

The main ingredient in the food is corn (maize). It is a problematic grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems. Barley is a decent quality grain.

Fish meal is the main meat product in the food, and the second ingredient. We note that the manufacturer does not claim to use ethoxyquin-free sources (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to fish destined for meal, and is believed to be carcinogenic). The food also contains chicken and chicken “derivatives”.

We do not like to see the use of soy products in dog food. Organic or otherwise, soy is a controversial ingredient in dog food and we prefer not to see it used. Soy is a poor quality source of protein in dog food, and a common cause of allergy problems. Some believe that it is the number 1 cause of food allergies in dogs (outstripping even wheat).

The manufacturer does not disclose which preservatives/antioxidants they are using, but does state that these are not artificial.